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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Chemical Industry, Disasters and Accidents
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Minnesota farm incomes surged in 2012
Minnesota's crop farmers posted their best year in decades in 2012, dodging a nationwide drought with a near-perfect combination: a big harvest and high grain prices. Median incomes surged 50 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Personal Income, Chemical Industry, Natural Disasters, Droughts
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Don't underestimate the value of starter fertilizer for corn planted late
The weather changes rapidly and unexpectedly in Iowa. We went from worrying about planting in dry soil to late planting in cold soil. Therefore, farmers and crop consultants are wondering about using starter fertilizer to speed up early corn growth and...Tags: Research, Chemical Industry
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant blast unclear; inquiry continues
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.The cause of the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, last month remains undetermined after a $1-million investigation, officials said Thursday. Although the probe continues, the cause of the disaster may never be...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Disasters and Accidents
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First responder in Texas blast is held on pipe-bomb charge
HOUSTON — A paramedic who responded to the devastating fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested Friday after federal investigators said they discovered he had the makings of a pipe bomb. It was not clear whether the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Crimes, Emergency Incidents
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Koch Nitrogen Co. to build plant in Oklahoma
Kansas-based Koch Industries has announced plans to build a new fertilizer plant at its Koch Nitrogen facility in Enid. Koch said in a news release Wednesday that it will invest $1 billion and increase fertilizer production at the facility by more than 1...
Tags: Plant Openings, Chemical Industry
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: Criminals, Environmental Politics, Plant Openings, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Orchid Care Is Easy
BloggerJust about everybody has one. An orchid obtained as a gift or purchased from a garden center or during a plant show. When first obtained enjoy it in a bright location in your home and keep it moist. Then, what do you do? Some orchids can last for...Tags: Chemical Industry
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Cops: 2,000 pot plants seized in rural McHenry County
Tribune reporterPolice seized about 2,000 small marijuana plants from an illegal grow operation in a wooded area near rural Hebron. The seizure near Nichols and Hillside roads came Saturday after a “concerned citizen” stumbled on a campfire in the area...Tags: McHenry, Chemical Industry
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Aberdeen student reaching out to Texas town in turmoil
Cordell Vitense, 8, wants to help the school in West, Texas, and is calling on his fellow second-graders to donate their spare change. So far, Cordell has $2 from his dad, Dave, but he hopes to raise more money for West, where a fertilizer plant...Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Plant Openings, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry
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Control nematodes during hotter months
Q. My vegetable garden has nematodes affecting the plant roots. What is the procedure for putting clear plastic over the soil to get rid of the nematodes? A. Bake these extremely small root-damaging roundworms out of your soil during the hotter times...Tags: Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Chemical Industry
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May 16, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 12, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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